3 killed, 32 injured in bomb explosion in Pak

June 24, 2016 19:00

At least three people were killed and another 32 injured when a bomb ripped through a busy square in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said today.

The bomb was planted on a motorbike parked along the road in Almo Chowk of Quetta city and it exploded when people were busy in shopping during the holy month of Ramadan.

Deputy Inspector General of Police Quetta Chaudhary Manzoor said the blast was caused by explosives weighing around six to eight kilograms.

Three people were killed and 32 injured in the attack," a police official said.

"The injured include five children and a woman who are being treated at the Civil hospital while three persons were killed in the blast," he said.

The victims were shifted to the Civil Hospital Quetta, where some of them were said to be in critical condition. Security officials rushed to the spot and have started investigations, he said.

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